Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“Silance”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Oudenburg · since 2002
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since 2022
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Elsene · since 1984
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Malmedy · since 1985
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1990
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Abbreviation of SILENCE.BE · Activities of interior architects · Braives · since 1995
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2011
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of GILANCE 2.0 · Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Nivelles · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2008
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Nivelles · since 1968
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bekkevoort · since 2006
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Anderlecht · since 1988
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Office administrative and support services · Aarschot · since 1995
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2003
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Brasschaat · since 2018
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 2020
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Hasselt · since 2026
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Pet training · since 2026
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Other education · Schoten · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2015
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 2026
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Wholesale of timber · Eupen · since 1968
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since 1999
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Freight transport by road · Etterbeek · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of KELLY LACEY · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2023
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 2018
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since 1978
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Name of an establishment of Kilic · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Buggenhout · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · Maasmechelen · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · Anzegem · since 2008
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Other business support services · Brecht · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1992
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Brussel · since 1995
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Cafés and bars · Niel · since 2022